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Mr. Thursday
This short story was commissioned and edited jointly by Future Tense—a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate—and ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination. It is the second in Future Tense Fiction, a series of short stories from Future Tense and CSI about how technology and science will change our lives. The first installment was “Mika Model,” by Paolo Bacigalupi.
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First published January 1, 2017
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Emily St. John Mandel
19 books24.7k followersEmily St. John Mandel was born and raised on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied contemporary dance at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and lived briefly in Montreal before relocating to New York.
She is the author of five novels, including The Glass Hotel (spring 2020) and Station Eleven (2014.) Station Eleven was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, won the Morning News Tournament of Books, and has been translated into 34 languages. She lives in NYC with her husband and daughter.
She is the author of five novels, including The Glass Hotel (spring 2020) and Station Eleven (2014.) Station Eleven was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, won the Morning News Tournament of Books, and has been translated into 34 languages. She lives in NYC with her husband and daughter.
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February 26, 2020
Now that this story reappeared on Goodreads, I thought I give it another try. Before it will surely disappear again, for no reason at all. Therefore I’m keeping this brief.
This short story, written by the author of the fantastic Station Eleven, tackles the theme of how one small decision might have a huge effect on not only your own life, but on that of someone else as well. This has been done before quite often. But Emily St. John Mandel’s writing is very nice. And she creates this wonderfully melancholic atmosphere, that I often like so much.
The story doesn’t give many answers, but makes you think. Perhaps a lot.
Not sure why I only gave it a 2.5 the first time around. 3.5 stars, rounded up.
It’s kinda eerie though, that I read this in an Audi showroom back in 2017. You will know what I mean, if you read it. Which you can do here.
This short story, written by the author of the fantastic Station Eleven, tackles the theme of how one small decision might have a huge effect on not only your own life, but on that of someone else as well. This has been done before quite often. But Emily St. John Mandel’s writing is very nice. And she creates this wonderfully melancholic atmosphere, that I often like so much.
The story doesn’t give many answers, but makes you think. Perhaps a lot.
Not sure why I only gave it a 2.5 the first time around. 3.5 stars, rounded up.
It’s kinda eerie though, that I read this in an Audi showroom back in 2017. You will know what I mean, if you read it. Which you can do here.
December 18, 2021
DON'T MIND ME, I'M JUST RESTORING THE REVIEWS THAT WERE DELETED FROM MY 2019 SHORT STORY ADVENT CALENDAR. I WILL BE FIXING ALL THE LINKS SOON, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANNA READ THE STORIES
WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT!
this explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. scroll down to get to the story-review.
this is the FOURTH year of me doing a short story advent calendar as my december project. for those of you new to me or this endeavor, here’s the skinny: every day in december, i will be reading a short story that is 1) available free somewhere on internet, and 2) listed on goodreads as its own discrete entity. there will be links provided for those of you who like to read (or listen to) short stories for free, and also for those of you who have wildly overestimated how many books you can read in a year and are freaking out about not meeting your 2019 reading-challenge goals. i have been gathering links all year when tasty little tales have popped into my feed, but i will also accept additional suggestions, as long as they meet my aforementioned 1), 2) standards.
if you scroll to the end of the reviews linked here, you will find links to all the previous years’ stories, which means NINETY-THREE FREEBIES FOR YOU!
2016: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2017: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2018: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
reviews of these will vary in length/quality depending on my available time/brain power.
so, let’s begin
DECEMBER 13: MR. THURSDAY - EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL
someone needs to give emily st. john mandel a Black Mirror episode. hers might be light on the tech side of things, but she would handle the human complexities brilliantly—so many wrinkles to create and explore!
i just read her upcoming The Glass Hotel, and this feels like it could have been a little off-tendril of that. i have never read a short story by her before (that i remember), but what's wonderful about her novels are their breadth and scope and connectivity; how little bits of their separate storylines trickle into each other, and how characters and situations cross books to snake their way into entirely different narratives.
this is too short for any of that to occur, of course, but her writing has such lovely flow and beautiful lines, and she manages to make you care about and know character in such a short space of time, which is rare and wonderful gift, and the fact that it could easily be slipped into another of her books points to a consistency of quality and tone that is an asset, not a hobgoblin.
it may not be the most unpredictable story of all time, but that doesn't make it any less entertaining, and i am excited to just now be learning about the project for which this story was commissioned—Future Tense Fiction, because it seems it will be a wonderful hunting ground come next december short story advent calendar time, and can be supported until then by buying this anthology Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow; which had already caught my eye without knowing anything about it! so, BOOM!
THAT WAS DAY THIRTEEN IT IS FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH!
read it for yourself here:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technol...
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THE STORIES
come to my blog!
WELCOME TO DECEMBER PROJECT!
this explanation/intro will be posted before each day’s short story. scroll down to get to the story-review.
this is the FOURTH year of me doing a short story advent calendar as my december project. for those of you new to me or this endeavor, here’s the skinny: every day in december, i will be reading a short story that is 1) available free somewhere on internet, and 2) listed on goodreads as its own discrete entity. there will be links provided for those of you who like to read (or listen to) short stories for free, and also for those of you who have wildly overestimated how many books you can read in a year and are freaking out about not meeting your 2019 reading-challenge goals. i have been gathering links all year when tasty little tales have popped into my feed, but i will also accept additional suggestions, as long as they meet my aforementioned 1), 2) standards.
if you scroll to the end of the reviews linked here, you will find links to all the previous years’ stories, which means NINETY-THREE FREEBIES FOR YOU!
2016: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2017: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2018: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
reviews of these will vary in length/quality depending on my available time/brain power.
so, let’s begin
DECEMBER 13: MR. THURSDAY - EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL
The hotel was expensive and looked out over a park, and it occurred to him for the thousandth time that if he hadn’t spent time on Earth, he might not know the difference.
someone needs to give emily st. john mandel a Black Mirror episode. hers might be light on the tech side of things, but she would handle the human complexities brilliantly—so many wrinkles to create and explore!
i just read her upcoming The Glass Hotel, and this feels like it could have been a little off-tendril of that. i have never read a short story by her before (that i remember), but what's wonderful about her novels are their breadth and scope and connectivity; how little bits of their separate storylines trickle into each other, and how characters and situations cross books to snake their way into entirely different narratives.
this is too short for any of that to occur, of course, but her writing has such lovely flow and beautiful lines, and she manages to make you care about and know character in such a short space of time, which is rare and wonderful gift, and the fact that it could easily be slipped into another of her books points to a consistency of quality and tone that is an asset, not a hobgoblin.
it may not be the most unpredictable story of all time, but that doesn't make it any less entertaining, and i am excited to just now be learning about the project for which this story was commissioned—Future Tense Fiction, because it seems it will be a wonderful hunting ground come next december short story advent calendar time, and can be supported until then by buying this anthology Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow; which had already caught my eye without knowing anything about it! so, BOOM!
THAT WAS DAY THIRTEEN IT IS FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH!
read it for yourself here:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technol...
*****************************************
THE STORIES
come to my blog!
February 9, 2020
I must admit, I decided to read this short story last night when I couldn't sleep and wanted something short. The reason why I chose this particular short story was that I've heard a lot about this author's novel and while the blurp so cannot get me interested, it was intriguing to see how many of my GR friends loved it. So as a way of helping me decide whether to pick up the novel or not, I read this.
The story is that of a man buying a car. Simple enough thing, right? Oh, but great events turn on small hinges as Mr. King likes to point out and this story is not as straight forward as it appeared in the beginning.
While there was a slight twist to it in the third act, it felt weird. In a does't-really-fit kinda way. I felt that the story about the car itself was much stronger than the framework that was revealed later. And I wanted there to be ... more? ... something else in addition? Dunno. Just not enough payoff and the worldbuilding was too scant for me as well.
Moreover, the writing style, while not being bad, was nothing much to get excited about (I might have grown a little grumpy because of some editing errors and the overall sentence structure that didn't do it for me). Meant to be literary SF, sure, but I read much better.
Nothing bad, but also nothing special to write home about.
You can read the story for free here: https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
The story is that of a man buying a car. Simple enough thing, right? Oh, but great events turn on small hinges as Mr. King likes to point out and this story is not as straight forward as it appeared in the beginning.
While there was a slight twist to it in the third act, it felt weird. In a does't-really-fit kinda way. I felt that the story about the car itself was much stronger than the framework that was revealed later. And I wanted there to be ... more? ... something else in addition? Dunno. Just not enough payoff and the worldbuilding was too scant for me as well.
Moreover, the writing style, while not being bad, was nothing much to get excited about (I might have grown a little grumpy because of some editing errors and the overall sentence structure that didn't do it for me). Meant to be literary SF, sure, but I read much better.
Nothing bad, but also nothing special to write home about.
You can read the story for free here: https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
February 9, 2020
I definitely get the feeling that this is Literary SF.
You know, the kind that uses average characters but pumps them up with mini-stories and obsessions and drives that are very grounded in the real world and do it much longer than the Genre-standard but then add ONE SF element to make it spin in an entirely different direction?
So. The good: I like subtlety. The three characters are caught in a weird loop and I'm pretty certain that it's all about those damn butterfly wings. Everything that is done to prevent the thing actually causes the thing, but this point is extremely subtle and others might disagree with me.
That's the thing about literary stuff.
The bad: A lot of literary stuff focuses on normal folks with normal obsessions or workarounds in lives that have gone wrong. It usually conflates them to a grand degree but we're supposed to fall into the depth of the normal, average scenes to get invested in these characters. Mandel succeeds with this for the most part but I personally get kinda annoyed at the whole Literary scene for pulling these stunts in the first place.
And then when we DO get the third part and it's all SF, we're supposed to wonder at this one little comment at the bar, regarding the time traveler, that makes me think he MIGHT be some kind of future corporate legal thief of the past, but then I think he's just in love, but then he just starts questioning everything he's doing...
And the payoff is kinda lame.
Literary, sure, and made to make you THINK about all these subtleties, but ultimately, it's still lame.
You know, the kind that uses average characters but pumps them up with mini-stories and obsessions and drives that are very grounded in the real world and do it much longer than the Genre-standard but then add ONE SF element to make it spin in an entirely different direction?
So. The good: I like subtlety. The three characters are caught in a weird loop and I'm pretty certain that it's all about those damn butterfly wings. Everything that is done to prevent the thing actually causes the thing, but this point is extremely subtle and others might disagree with me.
That's the thing about literary stuff.
The bad: A lot of literary stuff focuses on normal folks with normal obsessions or workarounds in lives that have gone wrong. It usually conflates them to a grand degree but we're supposed to fall into the depth of the normal, average scenes to get invested in these characters. Mandel succeeds with this for the most part but I personally get kinda annoyed at the whole Literary scene for pulling these stunts in the first place.
And then when we DO get the third part and it's all SF, we're supposed to wonder at this one little comment at the bar, regarding the time traveler, that makes me think he MIGHT be some kind of future corporate legal thief of the past, but then I think he's just in love, but then he just starts questioning everything he's doing...
And the payoff is kinda lame.
Literary, sure, and made to make you THINK about all these subtleties, but ultimately, it's still lame.
September 21, 2023
I'm a big fan of the author's novels and had been searching for the story for some time. I eventually tracked it down as a free read (see link below) and it took me about as long as my cup of coffee stayed hot to read through it. It's a brief time travel tale that interesting enough, if not entirely compelling or convincing. But I do like time travel stories - they're a brain tease, something I'd love to believe in - and along with the story, the link provided access to a response to the story from a famous physicist, which was as interesting and entertaining as the story itself.
https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
March 9, 2023
A collection of connected characters that hints very strongly of Mandel's then soon-to-come book, Sea of Tranquility. The short story Mr. Thursday bounces the narrative across the linked people's perspectives before arriving with the eponymous Mr. Thursday to reveal his true identity.
Mr. Thursday is a short story commissioned and edited jointly by Future Tense (a collaboration among Arizona State University, New American, and Slate) and ASU's Center for Science and Imagination.
Mr. Thursday is a short story commissioned and edited jointly by Future Tense (a collaboration among Arizona State University, New American, and Slate) and ASU's Center for Science and Imagination.
December 6, 2022
She liked the sharp, cold of rain on her uncovered head. By the time she reached the stairs of Bowling Green Station, the dull wasteland of the day had somewhat dissipated, burned off by the cold and rain and lights, the evening acquiring a certain momentum. An uptown train was arriving just as she reached the platform, and she stepped aboard with the feeling of being involved in some pleasant choreography, but then the train reached Union Square, and all momentum came to a halt.I’m a confirmed fan of this writer and somehow none of this sounded like her at all. Rambling and repetitive, with the occasional awkward phrase or cliché (“she downed the last of her scotch”) as well as a bit of confusion - - the whole thing read like a first draft. The three interlinked sections were complete in themselves, but I think we were told too much and there wasn’t anything left to figure out for ourselves. Enjoyable short story but not very memorable.
June 13, 2021
If there is one thing to get me to try authors and tiptoe outside my genres, it is Canadians! I was led to Emily St. John Mandel’s 2017 short story, whose novels I want to read. Two are making a splash. Apparently “Mr. Thursday” developed into one of those, “Station Eleven”; providing a great way to sample her work.
I rooted for the woman, Rose, who appeared to be the protagonist after we settled in with her. In the introduction, a man wanted to dissuade another from buying a sports car. Readers suspect a serious reason for the objection. We quickly relate to and like Rose, whom we learn after a few scenes, has overcome difficult circumstances such as a divorce. We are happy for her, making her own home life via an office job, which is the central setting. When Rose develops an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu, we wish she would pause on the spot and work at connecting the dots. We want her to avoid a fate we feel coming, even if it is unknown to her and and to readers.
My enthrallment measures at a neutral three stars because we do not get the outcome anyone would prefer for this likeable, resilient, honest woman. Secondly, the size of short stories prevents much of a passionate connection beyond Rose, who is special. One character and setting had to have comprised the focus. “A Study In Scarlet” is a similar example of a shifting from an original setting into alien terrain. Emily’s dizzying segue demonstrated the frustration of unachieved aims. The new setting was bleak, with no time for acclimatization. The sojourn closed there. The biggest drawback is that the editor in me noted a few points at which trajectories could be corrected the way that characters needed.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technol...
I rooted for the woman, Rose, who appeared to be the protagonist after we settled in with her. In the introduction, a man wanted to dissuade another from buying a sports car. Readers suspect a serious reason for the objection. We quickly relate to and like Rose, whom we learn after a few scenes, has overcome difficult circumstances such as a divorce. We are happy for her, making her own home life via an office job, which is the central setting. When Rose develops an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu, we wish she would pause on the spot and work at connecting the dots. We want her to avoid a fate we feel coming, even if it is unknown to her and and to readers.
My enthrallment measures at a neutral three stars because we do not get the outcome anyone would prefer for this likeable, resilient, honest woman. Secondly, the size of short stories prevents much of a passionate connection beyond Rose, who is special. One character and setting had to have comprised the focus. “A Study In Scarlet” is a similar example of a shifting from an original setting into alien terrain. Emily’s dizzying segue demonstrated the frustration of unachieved aims. The new setting was bleak, with no time for acclimatization. The sojourn closed there. The biggest drawback is that the editor in me noted a few points at which trajectories could be corrected the way that characters needed.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technol...
August 3, 2024
Como estoy preparando un ARTÍCULO sobre el "Mandelverse" de Emily St. John Mandel
—y tengo afán de completismo— me he leído «Mr. Thursday», un relato gratuito en la revista Slate
que seguramente aquellos que hayan leído «El mar de la tranquilidad» sentirán cercano. Estructurado en tres puntos de vista, en tres momentos interconectados, tres escenarios que tienen sentido juntos. Es previsible el resultado, pero el camino, el dibujo de personajes en cuatro líneas, sigue siendo la especialidad de Emily.
Leelo gratis aquí: https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
—y tengo afán de completismo— me he leído «Mr. Thursday», un relato gratuito en la revista Slate
que seguramente aquellos que hayan leído «El mar de la tranquilidad» sentirán cercano. Estructurado en tres puntos de vista, en tres momentos interconectados, tres escenarios que tienen sentido juntos. Es previsible el resultado, pero el camino, el dibujo de personajes en cuatro líneas, sigue siendo la especialidad de Emily.
Leelo gratis aquí: https://www.slate.com/articles/techno...
April 24, 2022
I don't write reviews. But, I searched online and could find nothing about this connection. So this is informational.
After reading Sea of Tranquility (which was great) and coming to admire Mrs. Mandel's art (as one of my favorite writers), I stumbled upon this short story which is contained in the collection named Future Tense (a collaboration of many exciting writers).
Five years before SoT this is a skeleton outline of the inner plot thread, theme and main character contained within that work. Call it Sea of Tranquility 1.1 or Mandelaverse 3.1.
A good dessert to SoT and a special discovery for myself.
After reading Sea of Tranquility (which was great) and coming to admire Mrs. Mandel's art (as one of my favorite writers), I stumbled upon this short story which is contained in the collection named Future Tense (a collaboration of many exciting writers).
Five years before SoT this is a skeleton outline of the inner plot thread, theme and main character contained within that work. Call it Sea of Tranquility 1.1 or Mandelaverse 3.1.
A good dessert to SoT and a special discovery for myself.
June 1, 2023
3.5 stars
I don't like short stories. But it's Emily St John Mandel, so I had a go at it. And I don't regret it.
It's the usual Emily's beautiful writing style, slow pace and a bit unresolved ending. Similar vibes to Sea of Tranquility.
All in all, can recommend it ;)
I don't like short stories. But it's Emily St John Mandel, so I had a go at it. And I don't regret it.
It's the usual Emily's beautiful writing style, slow pace and a bit unresolved ending. Similar vibes to Sea of Tranquility.
All in all, can recommend it ;)
July 22, 2023
Interesting
December 27, 2021
Engaging, fun short story!!
March 18, 2023
Wistful little wisp of a story.
April 10, 2020
I recently got off the waitlist for The Glass Hotel, Emily St. John Mandel's newest book, about 5 months before I thought I would. I really liked St. John Mandel's latest novel, Station Eleven, and so was fascinated when I read in the copyright information section (yes, I'm that book nerd that scans the copyright info before beginning a book), that this short story was supposedly an early version of The Glass Hotel that was later adapted into the novel. So I'm really hoping that reading this didn't spoil the entire book for me.
I love the way that St. John Mandel combines science fiction and humanity. She explores massively interesting, cosmic ideas--a virus, time travel--while at the same time offering wonderful insight on the human condition.
I am giving this book four stars because I think the premise and the conclusion of the book, , utterly fascinating. While sections 1 and 2 were great (the short story is divided into three tiny sections), narratively rich, and I felt like I had a good understanding of what was going on and how they connected, the third section seemed very rushed and incomplete. It felt like there could have been so much more exploration of this idea--of the implications of it, of what exactly is going on--and I suppose that's why St. John Mandel decided to expand this into a full novel.
I love the way that St. John Mandel combines science fiction and humanity. She explores massively interesting, cosmic ideas--a virus, time travel--while at the same time offering wonderful insight on the human condition.
I am giving this book four stars because I think the premise and the conclusion of the book, , utterly fascinating. While sections 1 and 2 were great (the short story is divided into three tiny sections), narratively rich, and I felt like I had a good understanding of what was going on and how they connected, the third section seemed very rushed and incomplete. It felt like there could have been so much more exploration of this idea--of the implications of it, of what exactly is going on--and I suppose that's why St. John Mandel decided to expand this into a full novel.
December 18, 2023
What a treat.
It was featured in Future Tense, an anthology of sorts and can be accessed via Slate.com
If you are into a break of reading too many romance, or wattpad, or self-help, this is a good antidote and a palate cleanser.
Last weekend, I was telling bookish friends that I am not yet a completist of Emily St. John Mandel, and I was planning to be one, because she writes easy and yet the subtleties move you (as a reader). And I told them that she can be categorized as a millenial writer like Sally Rooney and Jenkins Reid, the women writers who can be shelved separately as "born in the waning years of the old millenium". The time period in their works assures you that you are part of their generation, regardless of their genres.
I was amazed that she keeps on writing and venturing to scifi/ specfic, rather than her old style of Canadian noir (which feels saturated since Noirs existed before we both were born, lol).
It was featured in Future Tense, an anthology of sorts and can be accessed via Slate.com
If you are into a break of reading too many romance, or wattpad, or self-help, this is a good antidote and a palate cleanser.
Last weekend, I was telling bookish friends that I am not yet a completist of Emily St. John Mandel, and I was planning to be one, because she writes easy and yet the subtleties move you (as a reader). And I told them that she can be categorized as a millenial writer like Sally Rooney and Jenkins Reid, the women writers who can be shelved separately as "born in the waning years of the old millenium". The time period in their works assures you that you are part of their generation, regardless of their genres.
I was amazed that she keeps on writing and venturing to scifi/ specfic, rather than her old style of Canadian noir (which feels saturated since Noirs existed before we both were born, lol).
May 5, 2022
After reading Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, I came across this short story which a Goodreads reviewer called "Sea of Tranquility 1.1." That description alone enticed me to read it as I was eager to jump back into the SoT world.
This is a very interesting short story and it is evident that it becomes the foundation of St. John Mandel's idea for SoT, but I would have been left wanting more if I had not just read SoT. Still, I'm ready to read anything by this author.
This is a very interesting short story and it is evident that it becomes the foundation of St. John Mandel's idea for SoT, but I would have been left wanting more if I had not just read SoT. Still, I'm ready to read anything by this author.
April 25, 2022
It's a charming little short story with some of the same themes as Sea of Tranquility. And I recommend Future Tense Fiction, the book that contains it. But it leads into a pet peeve - I hate it when Goodreads lists a short story in with an author's novels. A: I think there's a whole novel out there I haven't read and I'm disappointed. B: It throws off my book count., but C: I still have to check it off or I'll forget and look for it again.
November 6, 2023
I absolutely loved station eleven. Since then, I keep trying and trying to find the magic in her work. This was better than the last couple of books, but I don't really get the point of it. Then again, short stories often seem like little half-thought out fluff pieces. So, I'll likely read the last two books of hers that I haven't yet read and take a break from trying to hard to like her stuff.
July 1, 2022
You can read this in your browser. It seems like a work in progress for The Sea of Tranquility. This author likes to, on occasion, bring in characters from other works. Just a note of familiarity. I wondered if Rose is the same character from The Glass Hotel, which was a favorite of mine.
July 2, 2024
actual rating: 3.75/5
*
mildly childish, mildly beautiful in the childishness. all major themes of her novels covered in one shot. sweet, sentimental, gauche yet charming. reading the words 21st century in a past tense context sent a chill through me.
*
mildly childish, mildly beautiful in the childishness. all major themes of her novels covered in one shot. sweet, sentimental, gauche yet charming. reading the words 21st century in a past tense context sent a chill through me.
October 18, 2021
A charming little short story with Mandel's usual lovely characters and detailed settings.
December 18, 2021
3.5 really. Love a good time travel story and this is interesting and sweet but left me with so many questions!
December 30, 2021
O potencial dos pequenos detalhes.
December 31, 2021
Three and a half. Just something more was needed. But good.
December 28, 2022
it was really cool to see the concepts that were developed into mandel's full length novels, but the story felt a little incomplete - 3.5 stars
December 31, 2022
3.5 and this is why im indecisive.
March 6, 2023
This felt like if Vincent from The Glass Hotel and Gaspery from Sea of Tranquility had been in an alternate universe.
The ending was weird but the story felt so well crafted for being so short.
The ending was weird but the story felt so well crafted for being so short.
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